I recently attended York Central's Clandestine Cake Club event as a guest at York Cocoa House. Their event coincided with Yorkshire's Chocolate Festival which took place over the Easter weekend.
York Cocoa House, a chocolate heaven!
York Central Clandestine Cake Club - Cakes galore!!!
The members and guests brought a variety of chocolate cakes for everyone to sample. All of them looked amazing! As my friend says "choc-tastic"! I was able to try some of them though unfortunately not all of them as I didn't have room as I've got full rather quickly! The cakes I did try were delicious especially the After Eight Mints cake (by Libby). I admire how the cakes tied with York's proud chocolate history; I paid homage to Noel Goddard Terry by baking a Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange cake using Rachel Allen's recipe. I was pleased how my cake turned out and how well it was received.
My cake! Terry's Chocolate Orange Cake
One could not think of a better place than hosting it at York Cocoa House. Sophie Jewett and her colleagues made everyone welcome and we were treated to a chocolate demonstration and we had the privilege of having Lynn Hill, founder of the Clandestine Cake Club, join our company that evening. York Cocoa House is one chocolate heaven where they offer a wide range of chocolatey drinks. Their dark chocolate shakes are to live for!!!
Lynn Hill, founder of Clandestine Cake Club, opening the event
A great evening in all where members and guests left for home taking slices of their favourite cakes. As well as chocolate I've been inspired by cake! So I have joined as a Clandestine Cake Club member and hope to support at least some of the forthcoming cake events here in Leeds and beyond! Further information about the cake club can be found here.
Sophie Jewett, founder of York Cocoa House, giving us a chocolate demonstration
You can read more about the event, written by the York Central CCC Organiser, Rebecca D'Agostino, here.
Some more chocolatey discoveries will be posted here in this blog soon!
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